GRE Word List
FERRET
drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
The meaning of the word ferret is drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polarize | split into opposite extremes or camps |
| prefatory | introductory; of a preface |
| bliss | complete happiness; ADJ. blissful |
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
| belated | delayed |
| miasma | swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence |
| fallow | (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
| entree | entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| nutritious | providing nourishment |
